2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Six other teams also qualified for the finals, even though they did not take part in the qualifiers:
- The host nation: Qatar;
- The top three finishers in the 2007 tournament: Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic;
- The winner of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup: India;
- The winner of the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup: Korea DPR.
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[edit] Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 29 July 2007 | 7 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| 2007 AFC Asian Cup winner | 25 July 2007 | 6 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| 2007 AFC Asian Cup runner-up | 25 July 2007 | 7 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place | 28 July 2007 | 11 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winner | 13 August 2008 | 2 (1964, 1984) | |
| Group C runner-up | 18 November 2009 | 4 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| Group D winner | 18 November 2009 | 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996) | |
| Group E winner | 6 January 2010 | 11 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| Group D runner-up | 6 January 2010 | 9 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| Group A winner | 6 January 2010 | 6 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007) | |
| Group A runner-up | 6 January 2010 | 3 (1988, 2004, 2007) | |
| Group C winner | 6 January 2010 | 7 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2007) | |
| 2010 AFC Challenge Cup winner | 27 February 2010 | 2 (1980, 1992) | |
| Group B winner | 3 March 2010 | 1 (2007) | |
| Group B runner-up | 3 March 2010 | 8 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004) | |
| Group E runner-up | 3 March 2010 | 1 (2004) |
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year
[edit] Seedings
On 6 December 2007 the Asian Football Confederation announced the seeding for the preliminary round of the 2011 tournament:[1]
| Automatic Qualifiers | Other Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Teams marked '*' withdrew prior to the draw. All of them participated in the 2008 and 2010 AFC Challenge Cup, and therefore had a chance to qualify via those two tournaments.
- India (marked '**') were drawn into Group C of the qualifiers, but withdrew from the qualifiers following their victory in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup which automatically qualified them for the final tournament.
- Maldives (marked '***') were the only other team that entered the Asian Cup qualifiers who could also qualify via the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup, but they were eliminated from the Asian Cup qualifiers before the group stage.
- The following teams did not enter main qualification, but could qualify via the AFC Challenge Cups if they chose to enter:
[edit] Preliminary round
The preliminary round reduced the number of non-automatic qualifiers to 20. Following the withdrawals of Korea DPR, Myanmar and Turkmenistan, only two teams were involved. The two lowest ranked AFC teams, Lebanon and Maldives, played home-and-away matches in April 2008. The winner of the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying round, where it was joined by the 19 teams seeded 4th to 22nd.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon |
6–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| 9 April 2008 18:00 UTC+3 |
Lebanon |
4–0 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 200 Referee: Naser Al-Ghafary (Jordan) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Ali Yaacoub Atwi Ghaddar |
Report |
| 23 April 2008 16:00 UTC+5 |
Maldives |
1–2 | Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rosdi Shahrul (Malaysia) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamweel Qasim |
Report | Korhani Al Jamal |
Lebanon won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
[edit] Qualifying round
The 20 teams were divided into four groups of five. Teams played each other home and way in a round-robin format. The top two in each group advanced to the 2011 tournament where they were joined by the other qualifiers — Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India and North Korea.
[edit] Seedings
The following teams were drawn at this round:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
[edit] Tiebreakers
The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:[2]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned; (Away goals do not apply)
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- Drawing of lots.
[edit] Group A
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| 20 January 2009 19:20 UTC+9 |
Japan |
2 – 1 | KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto Attendance: 30,654 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okazaki Tatsuya Tanaka |
Report | Al-Fadhli |
| 21 January 2009 19:30 UTC+8 |
Hong Kong |
1 – 3 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 6,013 Referee: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheng Siu Wai |
Report | Abdullatif Fatadi Salman Isa |
| 28 January 2009 16:15 UTC+3 |
Yemen |
1 – 0 | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Selwi |
Report |
| 28 January 2009 18:15 UTC+3 |
Bahrain |
1 – 0 | National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Isa |
Report |
| 8 October 2009 19:20 UTC+9 |
Japan |
6 – 0 | Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka Attendance: 16,028 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okazaki Nagatomo Nakazawa Túlio |
Report |
| 18 November 2009 18:30 UTC+8 |
Hong Kong |
0 – 4 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Hasebe Satō S. Nakamura Okazaki |
| 18 November 2009 17:45 UTC+3 |
Bahrain |
4 – 0 | National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria) |
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| Abdullatif Fatadi Salman Al-Dali |
Report |
| 6 January 2010 16:15 UTC+3 |
Yemen |
2 – 3 | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE) |
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| Al-Fadhli Abbod |
Report | Hirayama |
| 6 January 2010 18:00 UTC+3 |
Bahrain |
4 – 0 | National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullatif Adnan |
Report |
| 20 January 2010 16:15 UTC+3 |
Yemen |
3 – 0 | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
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| Al Nono Al Abidi |
Report |
| 3 March 2010 19:00 UTC+9 |
Japan |
2 – 0 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota Attendance: 38,042 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
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| Okazaki Honda |
Report |
| 3 March 2010 19:30 UTC+8 |
Hong Kong |
0 – 0 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam) |
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| Report |
[edit] Group B
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| 19 January 2009 19:30 UTC+4 |
Oman |
0 – 0 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) |
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| Report |
| 28 January 2009 19:30 UTC+7 |
Indonesia |
0 – 0 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
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| Report |
| 28 January 2009 18:00 UTC+3 |
Kuwait |
0 – 1 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Rabia |
| 5 March 2009 20:00 UTC+11 |
Australia |
0 – 1 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 20,032 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
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| Report | Neda |
| 14 October 2009 19:30 UTC+11 |
Australia |
1 – 0 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,595 Referee: Maasaki Toma (Japan) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill |
Report |
| 14 November 2009 18:00 UTC+4 |
Oman |
1 – 2 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
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| Ayil |
Report | Wilkshire Emerton |
| 14 November 2009 18:30 UTC+3 |
Kuwait |
2 – 1 | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Mutawa |
Report | Bambang |
| 18 November 2009 18:30 UTC+7 |
Indonesia |
1 – 1 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Minoru Toju (Japan) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budi |
Report | Ajab |
| 6 January 2010 18:30 UTC+7 |
Indonesia |
1 – 2 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
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| Boaz |
Report | Bashir Sulaiman |
| 6 January 2010 17:30 UTC+3 |
Kuwait |
2 – 2 | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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| Bandar Naser |
Report | Wilkshire Heffernan |
| 3 March 2010 19:00 UTC+10 |
Australia |
1 – 0 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 20,422 Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan) |
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| Milligan |
Report |
| 3 March 2010 19:30 UTC+4 |
Oman |
0 – 0 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
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| Report |
[edit] Group C
Following their victory in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, India was given a bye to the final tournament and removed from this group prior to the first match. They were not replaced.[3]
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| 21 January 2009 20:45 UTC+8 |
Malaysia |
0 – 5 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
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| Report | Omar Matar A. Khalil |
| 28 January 2009 19:00 UTC+4 |
United Arab Emirates |
0 – 1 | Al Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | F. Tadjiyev |
| 14 November 2009 16:00 UTC+5 |
Uzbekistan |
3 – 1 | JAR Stadium, Tashkent Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
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| Djeparov Geynrikh |
Report | Zaquan Adha |
| 18 November 2009 17:30 UTC+8 |
Malaysia |
1 – 3 | National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tan Hai (China PR) |
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| Bakhtiar |
Report | Gafurov Nasimov Kapadze |
| 6 January 2010 19:00 UTC+4 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 – 0 | Al Shabab Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria) |
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| A. Khalil |
Report |
| 3 March 2010 18:00 UTC+5 |
Uzbekistan |
0 – 1 | Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh) |
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| Report | Al Manhali |
[edit] Group D
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| 14 January 2009 19:00 UTC+7 |
Vietnam |
3 – 1 | My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Masaaki Iemoto (Japan) |
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| Nguyen Minh Phuong Le Cong Vinh Nguyen Vu Phong |
Report | Moghrabi |
| 14 January 2009 14:00 UTC+2 |
Syria |
3 – 2 | Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran) |
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| Al Sayed Al Khatib |
Report | Qu Bo Liu Jian |
| 21 January 2009 19:35 UTC+8 |
China PR |
6 – 1 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou Attendance: 15,300 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic) |
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| Gao Lin Du Wei Jiang Ning Hao Junmin |
Report | Nguyen Vu Phong |
| 28 January 2009 17:00 UTC+2 |
Lebanon |
0 – 2 | Saida International Stadium, Saida Attendance: 300 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
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| Report | J. Al Hussain Al Khatib |
| 14 November 2009 19:00 UTC+7 |
Vietnam |
0 – 1 | My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
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| Report | Rafe |
| 14 November 2009 17:00 UTC+2 |
Lebanon |
0 – 2 | Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE) |
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| Report | Yu Hai Qu Bo |
| 18 November 2009 14:00 UTC+2 |
Syria |
0 – 0 | Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) |
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| Report |
| 22 November 2009 20:05 UTC+8 |
China PR |
1 – 0 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou Attendance: 21,520 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia) |
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| Du Wei |
Report |
| 6 January 2010 19:30 UTC+8 |
China PR |
0 – 0 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou Attendance: 29,570 Referee: Toma Maasaki (Japan) |
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| Report |
| 6 January 2010 14:15 UTC+2 |
Lebanon |
1 – 1 | Saida International Stadium, Saida Attendance: 50 Referee: Kovalenko Valentin (Uzbekistan) |
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| El Ali |
Report | Pham Thanh Luong |
| 17 January 2010 19:00 UTC+7 |
Vietnam |
1 – 2 | My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
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| Le Cong Vinh |
Report | Yang Xu Zhang Linpeng |
| 3 March 2010 15:00 UTC+2 |
Syria |
4 – 0 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic) |
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| Al Zeno Al Ahga J. Al Hussain A. Al Hussain |
Report |
[edit] Group E
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| 14 January 2009 15:00 UTC+3:30 |
Iran |
6 – 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon) |
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| Gholamnejad Bagheri Rezaei Zare Nouri |
Report |
| 14 January 2009 17:00 UTC+2 |
Jordan |
0 – 0 | Amman International Stadium, Amman Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Abdul-Rahman Rashu (Syria) |
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| Report |
| 28 January 2009 19:30 UTC+8 |
Singapore |
2 – 1 | National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Peter Green (Australia) |
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| Casmir Alam Shah |
Report | Aqel |
| 28 January 2009 18:30 UTC+7 |
Thailand |
0 – 0 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
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| Report |
| 14 November 2009 19:30 UTC+8 |
Singapore |
1 – 3 | National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan) |
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| Fahrudin |
Report | Suksomkit Chaiman |
| 14 November 2009 18:00 UTC+3:30 |
Iran |
1 – 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
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| Nekounam |
Report |
| 18 November 2009 18:30 UTC+7 |
Thailand |
0 – 1 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
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| Report | Đurić |
| 22 November 2009 18:00 UTC+2 |
Jordan |
1 – 0 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ali Hamad Al-Badwawi (UAE) |
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| Amer Deeb |
Report |
| 6 January 2010 19:30 UTC+8 |
Singapore |
1 – 3 | National Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 7,356 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
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| Alam Shah |
Report | Aghili Madanchi Rezaei |
| 6 January 2010 19:00 UTC+7 |
Thailand |
0 – 0 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
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| Report |
| 3 March 2010 19:30 UTC+3:30 |
Iran |
1 – 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) |
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| Nekounam |
Report |
| 3 March 2010 18:00 UTC+2 |
Jordan |
2 – 1 | King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Abdul-Rahman Mohammad (Qatar) |
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| Al-Saify Anas |
Report | Alam Shah |
[edit] Goalscorers
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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